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January 07, 2016

Program 1702: Raise a Glass (January 7, 2016) Week 1

Many a fine song has been sung around the drinking table to celebrate good company, lament absent friends, and bravely toast whate’er may come in the year ahead. Join us to sing some choruses with Tony Cuffe, the Voice Squad and other rousing voices. (Drink - and sing - responsibly!)

Willie Stewart/ Molly Rankin…..by Eddi Reader from Sings the Songs of Robert Burns (Compass) Sae Will We Yet…by Tony Cuffe from Sae Will We Yet (Greentrax) Tail Toddle…by Tony Cuffe from Sae Will We Yet (Greentrax) The Keg of Brandy…by Karan Casey from Chasing the Sun (Shanachie) The Warlock/The Arras Fisherman/The Rights of Man…by Bachue from A Certain Smile (Culburnie)The Jug of Punch…by Altan from Island Angel (Green Linnet) ID Excerpt: The Beaten Track…by Bachue from A Certain Smile (Culburnie) Green Grows the Laurel…by Kris Drever from Black Water (Compass) Tomorrow is a Long Time…by The Black Family from The Black Family (Dara)When the Night is Young…by Jim Malcolm from Tam o’Shanter and Other Tales (Beltane) Old Bush/Expect the Unexpected…by John Doyle from Wayward Son (Compass)Somewhere Along the Road…by Cathie Ryan from Somewhere Along the Road (Shanachie) The Last Pint…by Pierre Bensusan from Nice Feeling (Zebra Acoustic) The Parting Glass…by The Voice Squad from Many’s the Foolish Youth (Tara) Bill Harte’s/Blue Eyes/A Lovely Madness….by Beoga from A Lovely Madness (Beoga Music)

December 30, 2015

Program 1701: New Year New Music (December 30, 2015) Week 53

Look forward to the New Year with a batch of the latest releases tracking the evolving traditions of music from Celtic roots.

Join Fiona Ritchie to celebrate the season by exploring festive songs, carols and dances from traditions old and new.

Winter Song...by Emily Smith from Songs for Christmas (White Fall Records)The Frost is All Over...by The Chieftains with Punch Brothers from Voice of Ages (Hear Music)Christmas Day is Come...by Caitríona O'Leary and Rhiannon Giddens from The Wexford Carols (Heresy Records)Noel Nouvelet/Patapan...by Maggie Sansone from Cold Frosty Morn at West River (Maggie's Music)O Come O Come Emmanuel...by Ashley Davis with John Doyle from The Christmas Sessions (Daisy Rings Music)Day Dawn...by Dréos from The Clearing (dreosmusic.com)[ID excerpt] Voici La Noel...by Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra from Song of Solstice (Sun Sign Records)I Am Grateful For What I Have...by Sarah McQuaid from Walking Into White (Waterbug Records)Time to Remember the Poor...by Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra from Song of Solstice (Sun Sign Records)Wintergrace by Debra Cowan and John Roberts from Dear Jean (Compass Records)The Blessings of Mary...by Emily Smith from Songs for Christmas (White Fall Records)Merry Christmas to All and Goodnight...by Ashley Davis with John Doyle from The Christmas Sessions (Daisy Rings Music)Mummer's March/Masters in the Hall...by Maggie Sansone from Cold Frosty Morn at West River (Maggie's Music)

Excerpts and verses read by Fiona during a FESTIVE CELTIC CELEBRATION :

--from The Wind in the Willowsby Kenneth GrahameSource: A Literary Christmas ~ An Anthology, The British Library, 2013

--from Singing Family of the Cumberlandsby Jean RitchieUniversity Press of Kentucky, 1955

--Amazing Peace ~ A Christmas Poemby Maya AngelouRandom House, 2005

December 17, 2015

Program 1699: A Child’s Christmas (December 17, 2015) Week 51

Welsh singer-songwriter and broadcaster Cerys Matthews recorded “A Child’s Christmas” by Dylan Thomas to mark the poet’s centenary year in 2014. Cerys tells host Fiona Ritchie all about the project, set to original music she created with Mason Neely, and transports us to Christmastime in Wales by narrating excerpts from this timeless holiday classic.

It took centuries for a ballad like “Barbara Allen” to work its way through the British Isles and across the Atlantic. Now the music flows freely back and forth as musicians from both sides of the ocean explore and fuse flavors from Celtic, Appalachian and Old Time music. This week they include Dolly Parton, John Doyle, Jean Ritchie and Anaïs Mitchell.